Daniel Rosenbloom, MAPA, PhD
When I started my academic career at Carleton in the MAPA-ISE program, I was principally interested in getting an education. What I received, however, was a far more profound lifelong challenge issued by Professor Glen Toner (and reinforced by his colleagues at SPPA). From Glen’s first seminar onward, he has challenged me to realize my full potential, make a mark in my field, and to continue building the edifice he has helped construct.
Simply put, Glen is a builder: of individual intellectual trajectories, of broader academic institutions and research units, and of networks of social capital. I can think of no better way to honour his tremendous contributions to this enterprise than the Dr. Glen Toner Scholarship. It is my hope that this scholarship will continue to echo Glen’s challenge for personal and professional development as it helps bring up future cohorts of SPPA students. And so, it is with both deep appreciation and trepidation that I wish Glen the best in his retirement. Appreciation because of the tremendous impact Glen has had on my own trajectory and trepidation because Carleton must say goodbye to one of its finest.
This reflection on the student experience was offered as part of a fundraising effort for the Dr. Glen Toner Scholarship Fund.